NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED Harrogate District Council Overview and Scrutiny Committee Safer Neighbourhood Team Priority Settings 1.0 Summary 1.1 This report summarises the North Yorkshire Police, local Safer Neighbourhood Team Priorities that have been set for the current and previous quarters. 2.0 Background As part of the police reform and social responsibility bill and the national agenda for Safer Neighbourhoods, every quarter the Safer Neighbourhood Teams identify three key policing priorities for an inspector led area, this is done in consultation with the local community. Inspector Led areas Harrogate are : Harrogate Town Harrogate Outer Ripon and Pateley Bridge Knaresborough and Boroughbridge 3.0 Introduction In North Yorkshire Police it is a requirement that every quarter, in consultation with the local community, the Safer Neighbourhood Teams identify three key policing priorities for each SNT area. This means targeting crime and community safety issues that matter most to the public and focus resources to ensure positive community outcomes. Safer neighbourhood priority settings identify concerns raised by the residents in the area, enabling local consultation to influence policing when tackling local issues. Issues that are not resolved within the quartile time span are often rolled forward to the next quartile until successfully actioned. NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED 1 NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED 4.0 Safer Neighbourhood Priorities Age of Priority – Indicates how long Safer the issue has been Neighbourhood Priorities 2012 a community Actions in place to resolve Community identified issues Area concern without a satisfactory resolution x Valley Gardens readopted as a priority following a spate of petty thefts and reports of ASB including open use of cannabis. x Problem solving plan in operation. x Plan focuses on educating users of the skate park regarding securing their valuables. Harrogate Harlow: Priority in place 2 Town Crime and ASB reduction in Valley x Additional covert work has resulted in arrests for possession of months Gardens. cannabis. x Ongoing work to identify youths responsible for ASB around recreational facilities. These will be considered for ABCs to address their behaviour x Following a peak in reports to police in July problems are subsiding. The only recorded crimes in September have been NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED 2 NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED the result of proactive police work around drug possession. x Derelict Keyland site on Harlow Moor Road has been subject of 2 incidents of arson. Work is ongoing in company with partners in fire and rescue and HBC to bring pressure on the current owners to demolish the buildings to reduce the risks to local youths and reduce associated ASB. Low Harrogate: x Operation running since January following a rise in violent 1.Op Canon: Night-time violence and crime. disorder in the town centre. Priority in place 9 x Photographs of most serious offenders have been distributed months around licensed premises to assist in excluding them. x Warning letters are sent out to all other offenders warning them that they may be banned from licensed premises if they reoffend. x Licensed premises are being subject to regular police visits, in particular those subject of most incidents or complaints from the public. x S.27 Public Order Act dispersal notices are being actively used by officers for reducing alcohol related anti-social behaviour. x Work ongoing with through Harrogate District Businesses Against Crime (HDBAC) licensees group to launch a ‘Nightsafe’ pubwatch scheme. x In January violent crime stood at around +16% compared to Priority in place 8 the previous 12 months. It now stands at -10%. months x Work is ongoing to identify and target habitual drunks who 2. McDonalds: ASB and violence in offend while in drink. This will allow the courts to restrict their the vicinity of McDonalds, Cambridge access to alcohol. NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED 3 NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED Rd. x Operation to reduce disorder and ASB in and around McDonalds fast food outlet. x Groups of nuisance youths have been targeted for engagement and challenge. x Young soldiers from Pennypot have been monitored by combined patrols by NYP and MOD police in company with regimental police. x Reports of nuisance youths in the area have diminished. x Reports of ASB and violent incidents in the area are 30 – 40% lower than at the beginning of the year. High Harrogate: x Operation Canister in place to reduce retail crime and ASB at Asda – crime hotspot with history of Asda ASB. x Randomised additional high visibility patrols in place and a program of police surgeries for the general public has started from the mobile police office on the car park. x Asda are working closely with neighbourhood officers and Priority in place: 2 have introduced a number of additional security measures months within the store. x Crime has reduced markedly over the last 4-6weeks. ASB is currently low however anecdotal reports suggest that a previous problem in relation to boy racers using the car park is increasing slightly again, this will be a focus of ongoing police activity at the location. Safer Priorities 2012 Age of Priority – Actions in place to resolve Community identified issues NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED 4 NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED Neighbourhood Indicates how long Area the issue has been a community concern without a satisfactory resolution New Park x Regular patrols identified this has been a problem primarily 1. Parking on pavements Kings Rd 2. ASB / Drinking on the bench in amongst taxi drivers - when found committing dealt with by Luchon park advice. 3.Speeding / Dangerous parking x Area is part of ongoing patrol plan - frequent targetted patrols Hampsthwaite Road evenings, week ends and school holidays. Officers from neighbouring wards have supported this - no complaints re area for 4 months. Harrogate x Good arrests of top 5 nominals and most wanted in this period. Outer Priority in place 3 months x Solar and wind powered light installed by CSP in response to complaints. x CSP / Police have done work with Trading Standards with shops on Skipton Road near Roberts Crescent including test purchases to address. x Enforcement carried out by 1049 Blackburn. No FPN issued highest speed recorded 22mph. Problem seems to be perception - 1500hrs time most complained about on route to Coppice School. NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED 5 NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED x 6605 Lister has spoken to school about educating parents at collection times. High vis patrols continue at identified time. No dangerous parking issues identified. x All SNG chairs have received training in referring speed complaints to csp. Saltergate x Officers liaise with various Neighbourhood Housing 1. Fly tipping particularly Newby crescent Associations to deal with issues and referred to HBC Street 2. Dog Fouling cleansing. 3. Drugs Priority in place 3 x Referred to HBC Dog Wardens. months x Officers continue to gather Community Intelligence to support warrant activity. 1 x warrant resulted in cannabis - personal use. 1 x warrant - cannabis grow. 1 x warrant further cannabis grow. Lower Nidderdale x Referred by Parish Council to CSP in accordance with the 1. Speeding Ripon Rd and Otley Rd protocol. Work carried out by Fire and Rescue in July 2010 Killinghall data recorder deployed 1 week in each direction on A61 and Priority in place 3 there is no speeding issue. Results given to subsequent SNG 2. Parking at junction of Ripon Rd and months meeting by Jon Foster NYFRS and Parish Council written to. Otley Rd Killinghall x Patrols by 5359 Halligan advice where appropriate and letter to 3. Off Road motorcycles Lime Kiln all residents. There is resistance to yellow lines at the location. Wood NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED 6 NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED x Ongoing work to identify land owners, engagement with Environmental Protection Team. x No evidence to support claims that the footpaths / bridle paths are being used by motorcyclists. Work ongoing to identify key times. Bilton x Targetted patrolling of al of the aforementioned areas. 1. ASB at key locations - Meadowcroft x Dramatic reduction in incidents reported. St John's Church / Richard Taylor School / St John's particularly has not seen any significant issues for over the Church reporting period. Op Pair - Op devised by supervision in conjunction with the Beat Manager utilising PCSO'S and 2. Traffic Issues around Richard Taylor School Special Constables to increase visibility on the ground at key Priority in place 3 times. months x Hi visibility patrols at the beginning and the end of the school day. x Letter delivered via the school to all parents seems to have had a positive effect on driver (and parker) behaviour. We are continuing to target this and other local Primary Schools (for the same reasons) periodically to keep on top of the matter NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED 7 NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED Age of Priority – Indicates how long Safer the issue has been Neighbourhood Priorities 2012 a community Actions in place to resolve Community identified issues Area concern without a satisfactory resolution Woodfield x Fire and Rescue data recorder deployed in a number of key 1. Perception of traffic issues within locations (widely publicised) and no speeding issue has been the ward including speed and right identified. HBC Traffic Wardens patrolled with Beat Officers at turning onto Skipton Rd the request of the SNG to address parking issues and over a three month period two tickets were issued. These were both 2. ASB Butler Rd play park on Crab Lane. 3. Woodfield Close area damage to x Enforcement activities carried out at Church Ave regarding right turn from Skipton Rd. Harrogate vehicles Priority in place 3 Outer months x Advice letters issued on every occasion the activity takes Continued place and details of drivers and vehicles are catalogued. x Ongoing but requires an engineered solution by NYCC Highways.